NOLA Life

It began as a tame Friday evening. But after sipping on wine at Swirl with friends, it was time to head to the Maison for a throw down. That's right.
At first, the scene at the Frenchmen nightclub was relatively calm, but when a group of fired up women wearing...

Bowery Presents recently has been bringing in some amazing underground and indie acts to New Orleans. Wednesday night’s show at Gasa Gasa was no exception as New York-based A Place to Bury Strangers (APTBS) played to a near sold out crowd. Also on the bill were noise bands Creepoid and Dead Marshes. They were bot a perfect fit to the evening’s main event.
It’s not often that a bands name can almost...

Dining

With Valentine's Day past us, you may still be crazing your favorite chocolates. But before you reach for a glimmering heart-shaped box of chocolates, stop by one of the many sweet boutiques in the city. From truffles, filled with champagne, and chocolate-covered strawberries, to luscious fudge that melts in your mouth,...

Lakeside franks … In their continuing effort to “make the world a better place,” Dat Dog has opened its fourth location in Lakeside Shopping Center on Veterans Memorial Boulevard. The new location offers all of your favorite dogs and fries found at their other restaurants on Freret, Magazine and Frenchmen Streets, but also...

Caviar may be a delicious classic worldwide, but it might be fair to admit that it only really started to kick into high gear in Louisiana in 1986, when Louisiana Caviar Company made its debut with a variety of unusual versions of the famous fishy snack. The unconventional yet delicious product known as Cajun Caviar originated in the...

Movies

*** out of ****
Ever since 1973's The Sting, it is almost impossible to make a good movie about con men, because you just know that the story is one big ruse and nothing in the film, from plot points to characters' emotions, is to be trusted. Focus, however, doesn't cheat too...

** out of ****
The title of the thriller The Lazarus Effect refers to the biblical Lazarus of Bethany who was brought back to life by Jesus. In the film, a group of medical researchers, fronted by Zoe (Olivia Wilde) and her fiancé Frank (Mark Duplass), follow in the footsteps of Doctor Herbert West and attempt to reanimate the dead. Their reasoning for bringing the dead back to life – for a limited time – is so that...

*** and 1/2 out of ****
Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose) was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for the Belgian film Two Days, One Night. It’s an outstanding performance in an exceptional movie.
Written and directed by the Dardenne Brothers, the film’s story centers around Sandra (Cotillard), a young mother in Belgium recovering from a bout of clinical depression. It doesn’t help her...

News Around the Web

This kid is NOT HAPPY.
An upset 8 year old left an aggressive message to the Herald Times’ editor Bob Zaltsberg in a message on Sunday. This boy was very angry when his local paper replaced his favorite cartoons and he was ready to share this information with anyone who would listen.
“You jerks, you jerks, you jerks,” he...

We’ve all seen the dress. We’ve all asked the frustrating question of “black and blue” or “gold and white” But one Austin man is going to get to ponder this every day for the rest of his life.
According to the Daily Mail, tattooed piercer Daniel Howland, 24, received the tattoo on the inside of calf...

A town in Georgia where “The Walking Dead” was filmed is being sold on eBay for $680,000. If you purchase the town you get nine buildings in the city of Grantville, and around 20,000-25,000 square feet of usable space, along with the chance to own a piece of Hollywood. “The Walking Dead” ironically brought...